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How the Justice Department is attempting to whitewash the wrongful conviction of Glen Assoun

Morning File, Friday, October 30, 2020

October 30, 2020 By Tim Bousquet 5 Comments

News 1. New council “The new regional council was sworn in at a socially distanced ceremony at the Halifax Convention Centre Thursday night, ushering in a more diverse era of municipal politics in the city,” reports Zane Woodford: There were fewer than 100 people at the event in the big ballroom at the convention centre […]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: affordable housing, Canadian Police Information Centre (CPIC), Felix Cacchione, Glen Assoun wrongful conviction, IIC Director Ron MacDonald, Independent Investigations Office (IIC), Justice Minister Mark Furey, Ken Bradley, Michael McGray, Minister Chuck Porter, Premier Stephen McNeil, RAPID database, REIT, renoviction, rent subsidies, Robin Hartrick, Serious Incident Response Team (SIRT), Violent Crime Linkage Analysis System (ViCLAS)

Stop shaming people for renting

Morning File, Thursday, July 9, 2020

July 9, 2020 By Suzanne Rent 15 Comments

News 1. Development agreement approved for preschool at Halifax councillor’s house Zane Woodford reports on the approval of a development agreement for councillor Shawn Cleary’s house Wednesday night during a virtual public meeting. Cleary and his wife, Michelle, have been running a preschool, Maple Tree Montessori, from their home at the corner of Quinpool Road […]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: affordable housing, Budgets are Sexy, co-op housing, Generation Squeeze, Irving, Kent Homes, portable classrooms, real estate, renoviction, rent shaming, rental crisis, rental market, renting, school reopening, We Rent

“I have never dealt with a landlord like this”

Tenant in north end Dartmouth building gets rent increase of 45% after making complaints about safety and maintenance issues.

July 5, 2020 By Suzanne Rent 3 Comments

A Dartmouth woman recently got a rent increase of 45% for what she believes is retaliation for making complaints about safety and maintenance issues in the building where she lives. Kimberly Rankin has lived at 6 Nivens Avenue in north end Dartmouth since January 2019. But this year, she started reporting issues around the building. […]

Filed Under: Featured, News Tagged With: 6 Nivens Avenue, 77 Farrell Street, affordable housing, Ann Organ, co-op housing, Darcy Gillis, Dartmouth Housing Help, Elias Metlej, Kimberly Rankin, M-200 bylaw, Maggie-Jane Spray, Mario Morrison, MLA Susan Leblanc, non-profit housing, North Dartmouth rental market, Northview Apartment REIT, renoviction, rent control, Residential Tenancies, Tracey Morrison

The Tideline, with Tara Thorne

Mo Kenney. Photo: Matt Williams

Episode #18 of The Tideline, with Tara Thorne is published.

Mo Kenney’s new record Covers is a perfect winter companion — songs from across the rock spectrum that she’s pared down to piano or guitar and turned them into sad ballads. She joins Tara to talk about choosing and arranging them, and opens up for a frank discussion of the alcohol dependency it took a pandemic for her to confront. Plus: Movies are back (again).

This episode is available today only for premium subscribers; to become a premium subscriber, click here, and join the select group of arts and entertainment supporters for just $5/month. Everyone else will have to wait until tomorrow to listen to it.

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Uncover: Dead Wrong

In 1995, Brenda Way was brutally murdered behind a Dartmouth apartment building. In 1999, Glen Assoun was found guilty of the murder. He served 17 years in prison, but steadfastly maintained his innocence. In 2019, Glen Assoun was fully exonerated.

Halifax Examiner founder and investigative journalist Tim Bousquet has followed the story of Glen Assoun's wrongful conviction for over five years. Now, Bousquet tells that story as host of Season 7 of the CBC podcast series Uncover: Dead Wrong.

Click here to go to listen to the podcast, or search for CBC Uncover on Apple podcasts, Spotify, or any other podcast aggregator.

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